Daily Republican., 1887-07-20

was beautiful morning, everything
still sparkling with dew, which the
morning sun had not yet dried, and
the azure skies perfectly cloudless, the
tiny birds far and near were pouring
forth sweetest melody, and Bess en-
deavored to pour forth sweetest melo.
dy, too; her efforts resulted in "Yan.
kee Doodle"
She had almost reached the cross.
roads, where she had to turn towards
the river, and on account of an inter,
vening grove of trees she could not
see young man just around the turn,
who bad stopped 10 brush the dust
from his boots. So on turning she
was so surprised that she stopped alb
rubtly, and the tune ended in hall
smothered "Ohp'
But the object of her surprise had
his back to her, and still busting his
boots, without looking up, he asked
pleasantly: "My lad, which road shall
| take to reach Carleton?" 1t was his
turn to be surprised now, for his words
were answered by burst of laughter
Rising quickly, he turned and beheld
Bess.
"Oh, beg pardon! l thought
thought" He stopped in confusion,
as Bess thought, but it was only to
suppress a laugh; but it was in
vain, and his hearty "ha, ha" rang
out on the air, mingling musically with
Bess' ripping laughter. But he COL
lected himself and started to apologize
again, but Bess interrupted him. say
ing twas all her fault; girls shouldn't
whistle any way, and directing him to
Carleton, went on to the river.
But she didn't enjoy herself much,
for her conscience told her she had
displeased her aunt, and it was only in
fun aunt had said what she did about
Leslie Ingram.
Bess had intended staying until the
sun went down, but about O'Clock
she gathered her traps" together and
started for home; but when she had
nearly reached there she was puzzled
how to get in without any one seeing
her. She went around to the back
gate, and after peering through
awhile, and seeing no one about, she
picked up enough courage to enter.
She walked as stealthily as possible,
and had begun to Congratulate herself
on her success, for she had almost
reached the house, when, as she near
ed the tiny vine-coyered summer
house, she detected a strange perfume.
not the perfume of flowers, but-Ha
vana.
She was about to retreat to the gate
as stcal.hily as she had come, when a
form emerged from among the vines
and pleasant voice, a voice she had
heard before to-day, exclaimed:
"Happy to see you, Cousin Bess."
Covered with confusion, poor Bess
took his profered hand, and tried to
murmur something, but whether it
was "Happy to see you," or "Sorry to
see you," he couldn't tell.
TO relieve her embarrassment, he
was about to explain why he had
walked instead of coming on the train,
when Kate appeared on the scene. AS
she caught sight of Bess' form she ex
claimed, with asperity:
"Yeu little gypsy, you! l said you
would do something to make q Ounce
of yourself and disgrace the rest of
u.s."
Bess peeped up at Leslie, and some
thing in his eyes caused her embar-
rassment to vanieh in an instant, and
Spontaneous combustion" followed,
for they both burst into a merry peal of
laughter.
AS auntle and Alice hastened out to
see what all the fun was about, the
laughter became contagious, and even
Kate Joined in, and Bess' little frolic
was forgiven.
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Leslie Ingram went no further on
his sketching tour.
When his friends left the vicinity
they left him, too, for he had found
enough sketching about Aunt Hast
ings'; besides, he was engaged on a
large oil painting of one vino was
growing very dear to him.
When he went off sketching he had
more interesting companion than
any of his male friends would have
made. And when he was ready to re-
turn to the city, his little brown-eyed
companion consented, with many
bushes and whispered YES" to go
too.
If one could only peep into their
cozy home, large oil painting would
be seen owe. the mantel. 1t is pic
ture OF young girl, with roguish eyes
and smiling mouth, a large straw hat
sets jauntily on beautiful brown curls,
and at the bottom of the picture ia the